KERA Public Media App Reviews

Terrible, poorly implemented and annoying Advertising detract from what a great station has to broadcast. I literally hate using KERAPublicMediaApp and avoid it if i can. Sometimes i can’t avoid it in order to hear the broadcast. It makes me want to revoke my monthly donations. And i get closer to stopping my monetary support each time because KERAPublicMediaApp is so maddening. Comments to the developer amount to “sorry” or “we are working on it” or “ turn it off, then turn it back on” ie, no real help. Good luck KERA i think you you need a different developer/app vendor. Btw, only posted this review because KERA invited me to.

I really, really like the station and the coverage. This two star rating is not because of the station but because of how it streams.
About once an hour, a “support from our sponsors” ad will come on. It will come on over the top of any story you are listening to. Can you get that I had to show up between stories?
If a call comes in through the device that I am streaming the station on, the automatically story pauses. Great, right? Nope. You get about 30 seconds from where are you paused, then streaming jumps to the live broadcast.
Today, I am listening to NPR live coverage of a congressional event. I got to listen to both the “support from our sponsors“ ad, and the NPR commentators at the exact same time, talking over each other like talk radio pundits.
Really, a fantastic radio station. But please, address the streaming interruptions. I really look forward to my driveway moments.

Won’t even let me rate this update at less than two stars
What kind of honesty is that?
My intelligent news radio station has evaporated
Morning Edition was my introduction to the break of day
Now music that I don’t want bombards my ears
When in the afternoon yesterday I wanted to hear All Things Considered, I had to go to the NPR app to hear it
And I did— but interspersed with news of Kentucky, not Texas
Turned out to be a Louisville station!
Bummer
U could at least have informed me of this major shift in your approach, KERA!!
Had u done so, I could have avoided “updating” my app
Bottom line =. Deplorable customer service
More donations from me?
Probably not
Belinda Vrielink

Love KERA but KERAPublicMediaApp needs improvement. When using live broadcast KERAPublicMediaApp loses the stream often. It stops constantly; repeats the station identification message randomly; and sometimes the stream doesn’t return and I have to restart KERAPublicMediaApp . Only happens with live broadcasts; podcasts work fine. Notice others posted the same concern a year ago. Why hasn’t this been fixed?

My 2 stars aren’t for KERA. They’re for KERAPublicMediaApp. I love KERA and have used KERAPublicMediaApp since it was available. However, in the last month or so it’s started closing itself automatically and randomly in the middle of a “story” between 30 and 40 minutes into my listening. I have a highly-functioning iPhone and strong bandwidth. I’m not using any other function of my phone when listening, and no other live streaming app does this to me. I usually go back and reopen KERAPublicMediaApp again when this happens, but then I get the intro piece and miss some of the stories. Today I decided that from now on when KERA drops me, I’m just going to switch to another news app for the duration of my daily listening.

I love that I get to hear my favorite stations wherever I go! I do get frustrated when the station won’t load, or keeps pausing to give me a “commercial” in the middle of a story or a great song I am trying to hear.i have to reload it too often to get it unstuck.

Good app, only 3 days used. Love I can that I can launch KERA Live with one click on app unlike NPR app. Like local news list. Requesting easy way to also go to NPR articles and news. Maybe it already has it ? Would be nice to have iPhone shortcut support.

KERA is virtually the only radio station I listen to, even when I’m out of town. KERAPublicMediaApp makes it available whenever and wherever I need it, not just for reliable current news but to expand my mind and call to mind things I had forgotten.

App works great. Easy to search for stories and streams good. However, when I try to share a story KERAPublicMediaApp shuts down. This has been going on for awhile. Please fix. I have reported issue before.

I live in the eastern portion of the state, in an apparent fringe area for KERA radio reception. Some days the reception is great; some days we get nothing. With KERAPublicMediaApp and my phone’s Bluetooth connection however, I can listen uninterrupted in the car despite the quality of the radio reception. Since it’s basically the only station to which I consistently listen, KERAPublicMediaApp has proven to be a great resource for frustration-free listening.

KERAPublicMediaApp works really well. I love KERA, but my meetings and work schedule doesn’t always match up with my favorite shows. I LOVE getting to catch up on the Texas Standard or Morning Edition or any of my favorite shows when I have the time. And I love being able to tune in live from anywhere via my phone since one doesn’t always have a radio nearby.

No more sitting in the car waiting I can take the radio to go! Pick up right I left off to finish the story. Not to mention when I am in the office and I want to listen to an interview live... this makes interacting possible instead of being he odd ball reaching out long after the episode actually airs.

I have relied on KERA and NPR for several years now. Checking on it more frequently during the day now, since the war in Ukraine has developed. Reporters, reporting, and other shows are truly unbiased, and I appreciate that very much.

I am currently seventeen years old, and I listen to KERA with my father every morning in the car. I decided to download this application so I can listen to Morning Edition while I wait for my courses to begin at school. This application exceeded my expectations, and I will continue to listen to Morning Edition and other KERA shows!

As a native Texan from the DFW area, I began listening to KERA from its inception. I now live in Colorado, but listen to KERA as well as my local PBS station, switching between the two throughout the day to hear my faves in both places. It’s a great way to stay connected to my original station.

This is a great tool to stay informed. If you know the name of the show you can easily find what you are looking for. I wish the searching capability was better but I highly recommend it none the less.

Great new music & streaks of songs to deliver a relevant mood. The more I think about it the more I love it. Everything you love about public radio applied to great music. No jarring ads or debasing stunts. Local and latest indie tunes too. The world I want to live in.

Love my local station and I’m so glad it has a professional and really functional app. I listen to the show live often and love that I can go find shows an listen to/read them after they’ve aired.

I love the KERA app as much as I love KERA tv and radio. It’s easy to find shows, schedules, and information. It makes my frequent travels away from home easier when I can hear familiar voices of reliable news.

I can't come up with a complaint about KERAPublicMediaApp, and it's sooo frustrating! The point I took off is because I have lots of network connection problems, and NOT the fault of KERA!